Dedication Arrays

The first 144 letters of the dedication to Shakespeare's Sonnets have been placed in a series of arrays from 2 to 35 columns. If words are hidden in the dedication by means of a transposition cipher, they may appear in some column in some array, reading either up or down. Of course, words may also appear by chance in some column in some array, reading either up or down.

It is easier to search the arrays if they have been rotated. See a list of words that may be found in the arrays. There is also a list of words grouped by array.

02        03        04          05          06          07
TO       TOT       TOTH       TOTHE       TOTHEO      TOTHEON
TH       HEO       EONL       ONLIE       NLIEBE      LIEBEGE
EO       NLI       IEBE       BEGET       GETTER      TTEROFT
NL       EBE       GETT       TEROF       OFTHES      HESEINS
IE       GET       EROF       THESE       EINSVI      VINGSON
BE       TER       THES       INSVI       NGSONN      NETSMRW
GE       OFT       EINS       NGSON       ETSMRW      HALLHAP
TT       HES       VING       NETSM       HALLHA      PINESSE
ER       EIN       SONN       RWHAL       PPINES      ANDTHAT
OF       SVI       ETSM       LHAPP       SEANDT      ETERNIT
TH       NGS       RWHA       INESS       HATETE      IEPROMI
ES       ONN       LLHA       EANDT       RNITIE      SEDBYOV
EI       ETS       PPIN       HATET       PROMIS      REVERLI
NS       MRW       ESSE       ERNIT       EDBYOV      VINGPOE
VI       HAL       ANDT       IEPRO       REVERL      TWISHET
NG       LHA       HATE       MISED       IVINGP      HTHEWEL
SO       PPI       TERN       BYOVR       OETWIS      LWISHIN
NN       NES       ITIE       EVERL       HETHTH      GADVENT
ET       SEA       PROM       IVING       EWELLW      VRERINS
SM       NDT       ISED       POETW       ISHING      ETTINGF
RW       HAT       BYOV       ISHET       ADVENT      ORTH
HA       ETE       REVE       HTHEW       VRERIN
LL       RNI       RLIV       ELLWI       SETTIN
HA       TIE       INGP       SHING       GFORTH
PP       PRO       OETW       ADVEN
IN       MIS       ISHE       TVRER
ES       EDB       THTH       INSET
SE       YOV       EWEL       TINGF
AN       REV       LWIS       ORTH
DT       ERL       HING
HA       IVI       ADVE
TE       NGP       NTVR
TE       OET       ERIN
RN       WIS       SETT
IT       HET       INGF
IE       HTH       ORTH
PR       EWE
OM       LLW
IS       ISH
ED       ING
BY       ADV
OV       ENT
RE       VRE
VE       RIN
RL       SET
IV       TIN
IN       GFO
GP       RTH
OE
TW
IS
HE
TH
TH          08              09              10              11
EW       TOTHEONL       TOTHEONLI       TOTHEONLIE       TOTHEONLIEB
EL       IEBEGETT       EBEGETTER       BEGETTEROF       EGETTEROFTH
LW       EROFTHES       OFTHESEIN       THESEINSVI       ESEINSVINGS
IS       EINSVING       SVINGSONN       NGSONNETSM       ONNETSMRWHA
HI       SONNETSM       ETSMRWHAL       RWHALLHAPP       LLHAPPINESS
NG       RWHALLHA       LHAPPINES       INESSEANDT       EANDTHATETE
AD       PPINESSE       SEANDTHAT       HATETERNIT       RNITIEPROMI
VE       ANDTHATE       ETERNITIE       IEPROMISED       SEDBYOVREVE
NT       TERNITIE       PROMISEDB       BYOVREVERL       RLIVINGPOET
VR       PROMISED       YOVREVERL       IVINGPOETW       WISHETHTHEW
ER       BYOVREVE       IVINGPOET       ISHETHTHEW       ELLWISHINGA
IN       RLIVINGP       WISHETHTH       ELLWISHING       DVENTVRERIN
SE       OETWISHE       EWELLWISH       ADVENTVRER       SETTINGFORT
TT       THTHEWEL       INGADVENT       INSETTINGF       H
IN       LWISHING       VRERINSET       ORTH
GF       ADVENTVR       TINGFORTH
OR       ERINSETT
TH       INGFORTH
     12                 13                   14
TOTHEONLIEBE       TOTHEONLIEBEG       TOTHEONLIEBEGE
GETTEROFTHES       ETTEROFTHESEI       TTEROFTHESEINS
EINSVINGSONN       NSVINGSONNETS       VINGSONNETSMRW
ETSMRWHALLHA       MRWHALLHAPPIN       HALLHAPPINESSE
PPINESSEANDT       ESSEANDTHATET       ANDTHATETERNIT
HATETERNITIE       ERNITIEPROMIS       IEPROMISEDBYOV
PROMISEDBYOV       EDBYOVREVERLI       REVERLIVINGPOE
REVERLIVINGP       VINGPOETWISHE       TWISHETHTHEWEL
OETWISHETHTH       THTHEWELLWISH       LWISHINGADVENT
EWELLWISHING       INGADVENTVRER       VRERINSETTINGF
ADVENTVRERIN       INSETTINGFORT       ORTH
SETTINGFORTH       H
       15                    16                      17
TOTHEONLIEBEGET       TOTHEONLIEBEGETT       TOTHEONLIEBEGETTE
TEROFTHESEINSVI       EROFTHESEINSVING       ROFTHESEINSVINGSO
NGSONNETSMRWHAL       SONNETSMRWHALLHA       NNETSMRWHALLHAPPI
LHAPPINESSEANDT       PPINESSEANDTHATE       NESSEANDTHATETERN
HATETERNITIEPRO       TERNITIEPROMISED       ITIEPROMISEDBYOVR
MISEDBYOVREVERL       BYOVREVERLIVINGP       EVERLIVINGPOETWIS
IVINGPOETWISHET       OETWISHETHTHEWEL       HETHTHEWELLWISHIN
HTHEWELLWISHING       LWISHINGADVENTVR       GADVENTVRERINSETT
ADVENTVRERINSET       ERINSETTINGFORTH       INGFORTH
TINGFORTH
       18                        19
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTER       TOTHEONLIEBEGETTERO
OFTHESEINSVINGSONN       FTHESEINSVINGSONNET
ETSMRWHALLHAPPINES       SMRWHALLHAPPINESSEA
SEANDTHATETERNITIE       NDTHATETERNITIEPROM
PROMISEDBYOVREVERL       ISEDBYOVREVERLIVING
IVINGPOETWISHETHTH       POETWISHETHTHEWELLW
EWELLWISHINGADVENT       ISHINGADVENTVRERINS
VRERINSETTINGFORTH       ETTINGFORTH
                         
         20                         21
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROF        TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFT
THESEINSVINGSONNETSM        HESEINSVINGSONNETSMRW
RWHALLHAPPINESSEANDT        HALLHAPPINESSEANDTHAT
HATETERNITIEPROMISED        ETERNITIEPROMISEDBYOV
BYOVREVERLIVINGPOETW        REVERLIVINGPOETWISHET
ISHETHTHEWELLWISHING        HTHEWELLWISHINGADVENT
ADVENTVRERINSETTINGF        VRERINSETTINGFORTH
ORTH
          22                           23
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTH        TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHE
ESEINSVINGSONNETSMRWHA        SEINSVINGSONNETSMRWHALL
LLHAPPINESSEANDTHATETE        HAPPINESSEANDTHATETERNI
RNITIEPROMISEDBYOVREVE        TIEPROMISEDBYOVREVERLIV
RLIVINGPOETWISHETHTHEW        INGPOETWISHETHTHEWELLWI
ELLWISHINGADVENTVRERIN        SHINGADVENTVRERINSETTIN
SETTINGFORTH                  GFORTH
          24                              25
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHES        TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESE
EINSVINGSONNETSMRWHALLHA        INSVINGSONNETSMRWHALLHAPP
PPINESSEANDTHATETERNITIE        INESSEANDTHATETERNITIEPRO
PROMISEDBYOVREVERLIVINGP        MISEDBYOVREVERLIVINGPOETW
OETWISHETHTHEWELLWISHING        ISHETHTHEWELLWISHINGADVEN
ADVENTVRERINSETTINGFORTH        TVRERINSETTINGFORTH
           26                                 27
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEI        TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEIN
NSVINGSONNETSMRWHALLHAPPIN        SVINGSONNETSMRWHALLHAPPINES
ESSEANDTHATETERNITIEPROMIS        SEANDTHATETERNITIEPROMISEDB
EDBYOVREVERLIVINGPOETWISHE        YOVREVERLIVINGPOETWISHETHTH
THTHEWELLWISHINGADVENTVRER        EWELLWISHINGADVENTVRERINSET
INSETTINGFORTH                    TINGFORTH

             28                                 29
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEINS       TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEINSV
VINGSONNETSMRWHALLHAPPINESSE       INGSONNETSMRWHALLHAPPINESSEAN
ANDTHATETERNITIEPROMISEDBYOV       DTHATETERNITIEPROMISEDBYOVREV
REVERLIVINGPOETWISHETHTHEWEL       ERLIVINGPOETWISHETHTHEWELLWIS
LWISHINGADVENTVRERINSETTINGF       HINGADVENTVRERINSETTINGFORTH
ORTH
              30
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEINSVI
NGSONNETSMRWHALLHAPPINESSEANDT
HATETERNITIEPROMISEDBYOVREVERL
IVINGPOETWISHETHTHEWELLWISHING
ADVENTVRERINSETTINGFORTH
             31
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEINSVIN
GSONNETSMRWHALLHAPPINESSEANDTHA
TETERNITIEPROMISEDBYOVREVERLIVI
NGPOETWISHETHTHEWELLWISHINGADVE
NTVRERINSETTINGFORTH
               32
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEINSVING
SONNETSMRWHALLHAPPINESSEANDTHATE
TERNITIEPROMISEDBYOVREVERLIVINGP
OETWISHETHTHEWELLWISHINGADVENTVR
ERINSETTINGFORTH
               33
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEINSVINGS
ONNETSMRWHALLHAPPINESSEANDTHATETE
RNITIEPROMISEDBYOVREVERLIVINGPOET
WISHETHTHEWELLWISHINGADVENTVRERIN
SETTINGFORTH
              34
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEINSVINGSO
NNETSMRWHALLHAPPINESSEANDTHATETERN
ITIEPROMISEDBYOVREVERLIVINGPOETWIS
HETHTHEWELLWISHINGADVENTVRERINSETT
INGFORTH
              35
TOTHEONLIEBEGETTEROFTHESEINSVINGSON
NETSMRWHALLHAPPINESSEANDTHATETERNIT
IEPROMISEDBYOVREVERLIVINGPOETWISHET
HTHEWELLWISHINGADVENTVRERINSETTINGF
ORTH